Regulation

The advice environment for participant rollover choices is muddled as plan providers struggle to gear up for the DOL’s rule.

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The new regulations are adding more pain to funds that have been plagued by seven years of the Fed's zero interest-rate policy.

"I think the DoL rule has a disproportionate impact on the independent business, and that affected our decision-making," says Ron Kruszewski.

Active asset managers such as GAM are facing higher regulatory costs and the growing popularity of low-cost ETFs that passively track markets.

George Merhoff poured his clients' portfolios into a handful of energy stocks that plummeted in value, ex-clients allege in arbitration cases.

The broker allegedly swiped $1,035 from the bank by using a fee-rebate system to wrongfully move funds into his checking and savings accounts.

The hedge fund's legal woes, however, have taken a toll on the company's stock, which has fallen about 71% in the past year.

Equities and currencies are extending two months of gains after a report showed U.S. gross domestic product grew at less than half the pace forecast by analysts.

The adviser allegedly placed more than 700 trades over three years, giving the client "little to no possibility" for a profit, the regulator says.